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Government initiatives on shared space.

Proposals for the redesign of Frideswide Square have included some sharing of space between pedestrians and cyclists.
See Department for Transport webpage for access to reports of research and design guidance for local authorities considering shared space.

Pavement parking ban call by Guide Dogs charity

Motorists should be banned from parking on pavements because the practice
forces vulnerable pedestrians to walk in the road, campaigners have said. See BBC report.

"Perhaps urban speeding will become as scorned as drink driving"

An article in The Economist takes an optimistic view of trends in car speeds.

Pedestrian crossings need retiming

Most older people in England cannot cross the road in the time allowed on pedestrian crossings. See summary of report.

Bringing it home

Type your postcode into the BBC map to see where local road deaths have been occurring.